Paratroopers Rout Koje Reds in 2 Hour Prison Fight
U S paratroopers from the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team crushed a communist prisoner of war revolt at Koje Island Korea in two hours. Thirty one POWs died and thirteen were wounded along with one American. The battle exposed a plan to free all 80000 prisoners and seize the island.
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Robert B. Tuckman
Koje Island
Korea
U. S
Arisoner
Isand
U.S. Army
Koje
U.N
Angels From Hell
Haydon L. Boamer
Boatner
187Th Airborne Regimental Combat Team
Ihey
Hak Woo
Collector To Retire From Cincinnati IRS Post
Thomas A. Gallagher, longtime collector of internal revenue in Cincinnati since 1943, announced Monday he would leave the office on July 31 or soon after.
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Cincinnati
Thomas A. Gallagher
Internal Revenue
MacArthur Named Keynoter For Republican Convention
Gen. Douglas MacArthur was named keynoter for the Republican national convention opening July 7 in Chicago. The decision, by a voice vote in the arrangements committee, reflects Taft faction support while Eisenhower backers voiced opposition. Walter Hallanan named temporary chairman, Rep. Joseph Martin permanent chairman, and MacArthur’s selection followed a pro Taft momentum.
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Jack Bell
Chicago
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
William Mylander
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Mylander
Sparrows Nest Keeps Up To Date
A mother sparrow and five fledglings settle at the intersection of Western Ave and El Segundo, nesting in a traffic signal’s circular go section. The birds ignore the blinking green light, a rare sight with such electric lighting and heating.
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Los Angele
Western Ave
el Segundo
U S Reds Reported Aiding Huks
In San Francisco and Manila authorities reveal a secret link between U S based Communists and Philippine Huk forces. Intercepted coded messages on flights to Manila from San Francisco Hong Kong and Europe show close ties and ongoing attempts to break the link with airline officials cooperation. Magsaysay travels to Washington to meet President Truman and top leaders. He plans a Texas stop to visit WWII ally Col. Gyles Merrill as part of a broader campaign against the Huk insurgents.
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United States
Philippines
Philipines National Defense
Ramon Magsaysay
Manila
Hong Kong
Europe
Mani
Husky
Defense
Washington
Sident
Truman
White House
el Paso
Texas
Gyles Merrill
Magsaysay
Red
Going Away Party Planned For Little Girl Dying
In Chance Maryland, Donna Daft, nine on June 19, nears the end of cancer. Doctors say these are last stages, yet her family plans a big early ninth birthday party on the 12th for about 50 local children.
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Donna
Baltimore
Thomas Daft
Chance
USSR Rejects New Arms Plan At UN
At the United Nations disarmament commission United Soviet Socialist Republics delegate Jakob A Malik condemned a Western plan for voluntary ceilings on big power armed forces as designed to prevent real reductions and to dodge prohibition of atomic weapons.
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United Nations
N. Y
Russia
Jakob A. Malik
U. N. Disarmament Commission
United States
Britain
France
Tax official Smyth acquitted in backdated return case
Federal jurors freed James G Smyth a former Internal Revenue Bureau official from charges of backdating his 1945 tax returns to defraud the government. Two other ousted collectors Dennis W Delaney and James P Finnegan were convicted earlier. Smyth faces two remaining indictments and has refused to discuss his acquittal. President Truman had dismissed him over alleged mismanagement of the office.
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San
California
Smyth
Alger Fee
Owever
Fee
Truman
Unce
Paul V. Doyle
Acheson Urges Vote On Pacts
Secretary of State Acheson urged quick Senate approval of the German peace contract and a New Atlantic treaty amendment granting West Germany defense guarantees. He predicted Western European governments would follow suit and said early ratification is essential. McCloy echoed the call as hearings proceed. The group also advanced a $6.45 billion foreign aid bill, sending it to the White House for signing. 41 Democrats and 18 Republicans backed it. 10 opposed.
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Acheson
Senate
Western Germany
Whitch
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
John J. McCloy
U. S
Connally
D - Tex
Sen. Wiley
R-Wis
White House
Truman
Olin Johnston
D-Sc
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Sen
Kem
R-Mo
McGranery Demands Long Pending Case Reports
Attorney General James P. McGranery told about 94 U.S. district attorneys to report immediately on the longest pending criminal cases and on cases where no prosecution has been started. The new head of the Justice Department seeks exact reasons for inaction as he meets district attorneys in Washington after his May 27 swearing in.
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Washington
James P. McGranery
U. S
McGranery
Justice Department
Philadelphia
J. Howard McGrath
Cabi Net
Newbold Morris
Senators Push Taft Hartley Move After Steel Talks Collapse
Senators pressed for quick action to empower the President to seize strike threatened steel plants. Morse Morse Maybank Monroney warn that without swift law the Taft Hartley Act would be amended to keep mills operating. The stalled talks jeopardize extending wage price controls set to expire June 30.
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Washington
White House
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Monroney
D-Okla
Morse
R-Ore
Senate
Truman
Congress
Britain ends Berlin blockade after seven days
British troops lift barbed wire barricades at Radio Berlin headquarters inside their zone ending a siege that yielded several Soviet concessions. Soviets withdraw from Eiskeller, pull sentries from Lake Griebnitz, allow Steinstuecken road link to West Berlin, and drop claim on Frohnau Cemetery area.
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Russia
Radio
West Berlin
East
West Germany
Britain
Eiskeller
Lake Griebmitz
Steinstuecken
Frohnau
Veeck Replaces Manager as Team Fire Reported
ST LOUIS story reports Rogers Hors by was fired today as manager owner Bill Veeck and Marty Marion were named to replace him. Washington AP: Senate rejected a Maybank proposal to ban strikes in essential industries for 120 days and authorize seizure if settlement terms were rejected.
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ST. Louis
Rogers Horsby
Bill Veeck
Marty Marion
Washington
Senate
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
More Troops Join Battle For Key Hill
In Korea on the Western Front the United Nations and Chinese Red forces clash over a strategic hill. The U.S. Eighth Army reports increased activity with patrols longer and more intense. About 400 U.N. troops skirmished Reds as 40 were killed and 100 wounded among 250 attacking Reds after a 3 1/2 hour effort. Reds launched heavy shelling, and clouds hampered U.N. air support.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
U. S S
Eighth Army
U.N
North Korea
Fishing Boat Capsizes Off Panay Island
In South Panay Island waters a fishing boat overturned in heavy seas. Eight persons are missing, seventeen swam to shore, authorities continue search and rescue operations after the disaster.
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Manila
South Panay Island
MacArthur Faces Political Rules for Keynote Bid
Washington A dramatic show of support for Gen Douglas MacArthur as Republican National Convention keynote speaker threatens to push Army lawyers to set ground rules. The issue centers on active duty officers’ involvement in politics and whether MacArthur or Eisenhower would need to resign to campaign freely.
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Washington
Douglas MacArrr
Pentagon
Pacific
Army
MacArthur
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Con
Truman asks Congress for power to seize steel industry
President Truman urged Congress to authorize seizure and operation of the steel industry to avert a deepening strike. He warned a Taft Hartley injunction would hamper production and argued the move is essential for Western rearmament. He pressed for quick action with just compensation for mill owners and a wage framework.
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Truman
Congress
Senate
Case
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House
Representa
Supreme Court
Senators Split Over Demand By President
President Truman seeks power to seize the steel industry amid wage price controls. Some senators back the move while Byrd and others push for a Taft Hartley act approach. The debate on the seizure versus Taft Hartley amendment dominates the session as votes loom tonight.
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Truman
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
McFarland
Aziz
Congress
Sen
Taftley
Republican Policy Committee
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